I like it but have a few questions/suggestions....

1) Is that a ramp at the back of the garage bays into the house? Will it have a slope no greater than 1/12? As you probably know, anything steeper can be difficult for a person in a wheelchair to navigate.

2) Once the ramp is poured, will you still have enough room (front to back) to park a full-sized vehicle including possibly a van to transport DD's wheelchair? I can't read the dimensions but that garage looks awfully short to me and you're going to need more room than usual AROUND your parked vehicles. Make SURE it'll be both long enough and wide enough. Garage space is the cheapest space you can build and pulling the nose of the garage forward another couple of feet is unlikely to add more than a couple of thousand to the total cost of the house.

3) The path thru the mudroom and into the kitchen looks like it could be tight to navigate in a wheelchair. There is very little room to back a wheelchair up while opening the door from mudroom to garage. Additionally, the laundry would be almost impossible for a wheel-chair bound person to use. (I don't know your DD's full situation but I have to assume that you want her to learn to be as independent as possible and, learning to do her own laundry is a part of that process!) As I'm sure you know, a wheelchair needs about a 5 ft diameter circle of unobstructed floorspace to turn around in and, right now, neither your mudroom nor your laundry have that.

Have you considered pushing the right-hand wall of the laundry outward so that it is even with the right-hand wall of the mudroom? Then, turn the laundry room so the washer and dryer are on the back wall and push the wall between the mudroom and laundry BACK about 2 feet so that the mudroom is big enough for a wheel chair to turn around in. Then, put double pocket doors in the wall between mudroom and laundry. With both doors open, the laundry room will also be fully handicap accessible. But, you could close the doors when you didn't want the laundry to be visible to anyone coming in thru the garage.

I also recommend that you replace the mudroom closet with a set of "cubbies" so that each member of the family - including DD - has his/her own cubby. Cubbies are much more user friendly than a common closet... especailly since the swing of those closet doors currently takes up most of the floor space of your mudroom. No way your DD is ever going to be able to use that closet - and no way anyone else will either whenever her wheelchair is in the mudroom.

I know you're looking for ways to cut costs and the idea of adding more square footage seems counter to that goal but, by evening up the mudroom and laundry, you get rid of two corners and make your roofline less complex. You might actually SAVE money while increasing your square footage AND making those two room much more wheelchair friendly.

4) Where will your fridge, stove and sink be in the kitchen? I'm guessing that the fridge will probably wind up against the wall to the garage. That just seems like the best spot for it. Do make SURE that the fridge you choose won't extend outward into the aisle space so much that it is difficult for DD to get past it to the mudroom.

5) Will any portion of your kitchen counter space be lowered so that DD can help with the cooking?

6) I suggest that you angle off about 4 to 6 inches of the corner of your kitchen penninsula that is nearest to the stairs down to the basement. That's a tight corner and your DD will thank you for removing the 90 degree corner on the pennisula there. Your HIPS will too. LOL!

7) A 12X12 bedroom for DD will be fine so long as she has a twin bed. With a double, she would not have enough room for her wheelchair unless the bed were kept shoved up against one wall.

8) Consider putting a pocket door between DD's bedroom and her bath and maybe on her closet if you can. Pocket doors are usually easier to manage for those in wheelchairs.

Other than these few things, I think it's gonna be a lovely house! Best withes for an unevenful build!

Janilynn- Glad to see one of the PDF to JPEG conversions worked for you!

I second the comments bevangel made above. I would be very tempted to increase the size of DD's bedroom if possible. 12 x 12 is tight to me with a twin bed and no wheelchair much less with one. I would definitely plan with to-scale cutouts how the furniture will be positioned in that room and where you plan for the wheelchair to be parked in there for easy access if she has to get out of bed without assistance.

The garage does look shallow. Instead of a ramp into the house, have you thought about a zero clearance entry from the garage? Basically, the garage floor is the same level as the floor in the house. The garage floor slopes up ever so slightly at the entry to help prevent any water from entering the house that may get into the garage. We're seeing this alot in our area with homeowners who are currently wheelchair/walker bound or just planning ahead for their golden years. It doesn't eat up precious space in the garage and provides an easier & more direct route into the house.

I'd definitely make DD's bathroom door a pocket door. You've got enough space there to do one a little oversized to be able to put a proper pull handle on it vs. those standard little pop/ring pulls. As is, the door will be banging into the glass shower behind it.

I'd consider using a double door on the master bath & having them open outward kind of inviting you in. As its currently drawn the door partially hides your pretty tub when you open it. A pocket door would also work here too.

Your house flows very nicely and the rooms are a nice size as well. Very well thought out. I'd love to see the upstairs and elevations!

A few things *I* would want to do differently:

I'd want a powder room near the family entrance (garage). Think of being in the kitchen, laundry, dining area, great room, den -- where do you go?

I'd want a half-glass door to the back yard from the laundry instead of a window. (Agree with prior re-configuring of this whole area.)

I'd want walk-through space from kitchen to dining area. It's tiresome to constantly walk around the peninsula. Island instead? The fridge is the most-visited appliance in the kitchen -- by the cook and by everyone else in the family; near the dining area is convenient. (Have you run your kitchen past the "Kitchen Forum"?)

I'd want to access my closet without going through the bathroom. Clothes closets are such a waste of exterior walls where you could have windows. Could you have a closet hallway between MBR and bath?

I'd want a toilet closet. Failing that, I'd relocate it to a less central location, away from the sinks.

Couple things that would bother me:

As Chisue said, I would change the peninsula. I had a kitchen with a peninsula like that, and it drove me crazy having to walk around it all the time, especially when serving guests.

The master closet seems very tiny, or am I missing something.

My mud room always has to have a place to sit and take off shoes. We don't wear shoes in the house, and winter boots, and summer garden shoes need to come off. If you have adequate coat closets, the cubbies are a good idea. I don't like hanging my good coats on hooks, but it's personal thing.

Maybe a pocket door from master bedroom to the bathroom, otherwise that door will be smacking into the tub.

Does your DD's shower need to be wheel chair accessible? Would a bench suffice?

I like that traffic flows are not through the middle of rooms. And your large great room will be beautiful.

Good luck, Janilyn.

Thanks so much for the comments so far.

Here is front elevation and second floor.

Very nice, Janilynn. I like it alot! I'm guessing that's a porch you've drawn in. Very good idea for front door protection as well as enhancing the aesthetics of the house. Do you have any way to access the area above the garage? If you can find a way to access it, that could be very valuable walk-up storage space. I would also be very tempted to duplicate the window arches on the front of the house in the front door design whether as a double arched door or a single door with the sidelites & an arched transom. I think that would tie it all in together nicely.

For DD's BA -- is there enough room next to toilet to get in & out of wheelchair?
Make sure all doors are at least 3 ft wide (I can't read them ... in many designs the default is 2.5 ft).

SURE you want a loft? I'm having trouble seeing what's beneath it -- looks like part of the kitchen and part of the great room. Whichever, lofts convey and magnify sound and can mess with your HVAC balances.

You have a huge amount of steep roof going on there: 12/12? Will there be access to an attic? If that left front stays closet...no window. (Clothes fade.)

Are there only TWO windows upstairs?

Great information. Being a longtime lurker, I did predict some of the comments :)

We will reconfigure mudroom/laundry by adding two or three feet to mudroom and pocket doors so DD can hopefully one day be able to do her laundry. Maybe someday everyone can do their own but i think this was another thread about the perfect world of new houses.
Great idea about angling the penninsula. I don't want an island but will post on kitchen forum also.
We will add pocket doors from DD room to bathroom and master to bathroom. I never noticed the banging into the shower and tub.
We are going to add sf to garage or do the zero clearance entry. Just waiting on info from building on pricing.
No way we are going to add powder room. Total square footage is 2400, i think four full baths is overkill. I understand the convenience factor but we do have a budget.
Chisue - I am not knowledgeable in the loft/hvac info. Can you elaborate? I feel that is wasted SF but everyone in the family thinks it will be great computer area.
Master closet is over 6 x 6 after reconfuring DD bedroom. Not shown well on this plan. We currently live in an old farmhouse without real closets. This one will be fantastic for me. DH can find somewhere else to put his stuff. LOL.
The doors will all be 3 ft as listed on option sheets. Not sure if it's really shown on the plan yet (this one is just rough draft given to bank for appraisal).
DD can ambulate some and will not have a problem with the transition from chair to toilet.
We are looking at adding windows upstairs. There will be no window in master closet.
The roof is 12/12 and there will be limited attic storage, will definitely discuss where and how at next meeting.
I so appreciate all these comments. I feel as it I have a panel of experts at my fingertips . . . I guess I do.
THANKS!!!!

Loft: Sound and heat travel up to the second floor.

Powder Room: This is the most-used facility in our single-level, 2900 sq ft home. (I know it is because *I* change the TP rolls. lol) It's off our back hall, between the garage and kitchen/breakfast room. We have a master bath, a guest room bath, and a 'guest' powder room off the library. Doesn't matter; this one is most convenient to family coming in and going out via the garage and back yard. Will everyone (family and guests) use your DD's bathroom? (Toilets and sinks are cheap; it doesn't need to be large or fancy...just *there*.)

Powder room can add as little as 21-30 sqft, so we're not talking a significant amount of square footage. $200 can buy you a toilet & pedestal sink. Are you having a basement? If not, you could possibly squeeze one in under the stairs--BONUS!!--that's already existing square footage.

It is very convenient to have a powder room on the kitchen/garage side of the house for reasons mentioned in earlier posts. DD deserves some privacy for her bathroom too. Let's face it, girls have LOTS of bathroom stuff that quickly accumulates & clutters the counters. That's the reality for most of us, but your family may fall into the minority on this. If not, I just have 1 question: will you expect the upstairs bath to be kept as neat as DD's on the 1st floor?

OK . . a powder room. If we don't add it now, I am certain I will regret it. You have talked me into it but not DH. Could we add a powder room in the existing mudroom/laundry keeping it the same square footage? Keep in mind that the laundry wall will extend on the right to the back of mudroom closet so both areas will be a total of 8 X 14. Any suggestions?
I am waiting for pricing to add one but I am sure it will be more than the fixture price. . . How much is too much?

What is drawn in along the garage wall of the kitchen? I presume the former DR'S 'butler's pantry' will become a closet or bookshelves, but maybe you don't need that space either? These two spaces form a little rectangle you might eliminate without missing them.

You could delete the laundry in its current location (and gain a kitchen window). Run a long rectangle along the garage wall that would contain laundry at the far end and a closet opposite a powder room near the door to the garage. The garage door could fold back against the closet side wall. The powder room could have a window. The laundry could have two windows or a half-glass door and a window.

I think the square footage would be similar to what you already have dedicated to the two squares of laundry room + back hall. You'd gain the facility and light. (The back hallway is dark as drawn.)